Constance is popular with Swiss shopping tourists The Lago shopping center is right next to the train station But SBB will soon be cutting the connection from Weinfelden almost completely for three weeks Bad news for shopping tourists: the shopping centers and supermarkets in Constance will be more difficult to reach between the end of April and mid-May Nothing will be possible on the railroad line between Weinfelden and Kreuzlingen for three weeks The construction work will result in various restrictions for passengers. The IR75 trains and RE75 trains from Weinfelden to Constance will be canceled. There will also be restrictions on S-Bahn services: The S14/SN14 trains from Weinfelden to Kreuzlingen and the S44 from Weinfelden to Constance will be canceled. Rail replacement buses will be running between Weinfelden and Kreuzlingen to get passengers to their destinations. From Kreuzlingen are. SBB recommends checking the connections online or with the SBB app before setting off. Urban situationThe new Fire Station is located on the road leading into the town, on a tapered triangular plot of land. At this point, the building stands out as a clear landmark in the townscape and indicates the boundary line between the industrial and residential zones. With its staggered volume on one side, it comes close to the small-scale houses, while, with a generously dimensioned glass front on the other side, it lines up well with the series of commercial buildings around it. Courtesy of kitThe load-bearing structure and ground plan together result in a complete system, which, despite its modular design, reacts consistently to the plot of land’s unusual geometry and bestows an adequate expression of its own on each of the building's three sides. The façade is unashamedly industrial, to which even further weight is lent by its covering material of untreated trapezoidal aluminium profiles. The staggered side facing the road permits three small, triangular outdoor spaces. In combination with the newly-planted line of trees, they form a green zone between the public highway and the building. That is also where the principal entrance is located. © Ruedi WaltiThe front of the hall in which the fleets are housed presents a long, straight façade of gates giving onto a forecourt, on which vehicles with a large turning circle can be manoeuvred without any difficulty. © Ruedi WaltiThe theory rooms on the upper floor are accessed through a two-storey foyer and can be used externally or internally independently of fire-brigade activities A passageway illuminated by skylights links the classrooms with one another but also widens out into a recreation room with a kitchenette A panoramic window provides a view down into the vehicle storage hall You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Switzerland’s edge in innovation largely stems from vocational training and employee workplace activities Fahnen-Center Weinfelden GmbH (The Flag Center in Weinfelder) is a microenterprise The boss-owner works shoulder to shoulder with programmers What lies behind the name is a cutting-edge advertising company It sells mainly LED (digital display) advertising: hardware Fahnen-Center is a typical small Swiss company it produced flags and ventured into the sale of advertising materials the enterprise makes over CHF 6 million (5.94 million euros) in LED advertising sales The interesting thing is that about half of the value of its purchases and more than a third of its sales are made abroad The Swiss Federal Statistical Office figures show that the Flag Center is not alone Over 99 percent of all companies in Switzerland have fewer than 250 employees That makes them small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Such companies account for about 67 percent of all jobs and over 70 percent of apprenticeships so good; other economies report similar figures The surprising fact is that Swiss SMEs account for about 60 percent of the country’s added value And they handle half of the country’s foreign trade about 60 percent of imports and 45 percent of exports No other country has such a high level of foreign trade participation by SMEs there is a category of “high-growth” companies defined as market-economy enterprises with at least 10 employees at the beginning of the observation period and whose average annual employment growth over three years is over 10 percent About 11 percent of small companies have high growth; the figure is only 5 percent for large companies What accounts for this unusual dynamism of Swiss SMEs? In terms of regulatory policy, various elements point to an explanation: low taxes But another factor is much more compelling: an above-average number of Swiss SMEs happen to be above-average innovators the perception of innovation is reduced to such matters as technology research and development (R&D) and patents some may assume that SMEs that do not use high technology do not register patents and do not have R&D expenditures cannot be innovative It is equally wrong to claim that innovations must be disruptive Disruption means breaking the existing business model or market Most innovators only adjust their own business model – and thus only a part of the market processes Innovation is open in terms of content and results and can affect the most diverse aspects of entrepreneurial activity Studies suggest that about one-third of innovation in Swiss SMEs comes directly from employees This innovation occurs during the execution of everyday tasks not from laboratories and R&D departments innovations are made on the job and in the market they are rarely registered or patented because the relevant procedures are bureaucratic and complicated But the fact that improvements are not formally recognized does not make them non-innovations These innovations drive the growth of SMEs The same studies show that innovation in SMEs is related in several ways to vocational training According to the State Secretariat for Education some two-thirds of all young people in Switzerland complete an apprenticeship They have a choice of about 230 occupations They learn simultaneously in a company and vocational school for two to four years thus receiving a solid foundation in their trade They acquire specific qualifications and prepare themselves for management and specialist functions There are around 410 vocational and higher professional examinations to certify the skills acquired and 52 courses at higher technical colleges The companies that initially recorded a net loss in the training process From 2000 to 2009, education economists Mirjam Strupler and Stefan Wolter conducted cost-benefit surveys for vocational education in Switzerland Their conclusion: It is worthwhile to train apprentices They compared 2,500 companies that trained apprentices with around 10,000 companies that did not to find out that two-thirds of the firms achieved a direct net benefit from training apprentices the companies that initially recorded a net loss in the training process They benefited from employing the apprentice thus avoiding expensive recruitment on the labor market and generated specific know-how in promoting young talent for their own company According to studies by the economist Rico Baldegger about one-third of company innovations comes from employees in the course of their work not from R&D departments but from individuals directly involved in manufacturing products or providing services is the high level of competence of employees who have completed vocational training They are used to tackling challenges flexibly integrating new information into the work process and thinking independently This pragmatism gives them the necessary tools to implement new things on the job and in the market About a third of individuals who completed vocational training follow through to acquire further formal education Continuing vocational education and training offers a wide range of options – seeking master craftsman’s diplomas or entering higher technical colleges and universities’ applied science departments primary and continuing vocational training is one of the strongest forms of business cooperation It is the companies that determine in their associations what should be taught the state has no or only a subsidiary role the rule is that school follows the profession But vocational training also ensures competition by enabling young people to maintain professional standards, hold their own in the labor market and further develop their products and services and their own competencies Vocational education and training (VET) thus drive diversity and lead to differentiation It is also de facto training in entrepreneurship Vocational training not only supplies the next generation of professionals and ensures employability but also leads to the permeability of dependent and self-employed activities many professionals decide to become entrepreneurs themselves This can happen by founding their companies or taking over the companies that offered them the initial training The economist Silvio Borner estimated that about 15 percent of all professionals become independent entrepreneurs in their respective careers The Swiss system works well – even very well by international standards There could be a turn toward academic-oriented studies among the young generation Because such education tends to be much less entrepreneurial and does not generate labor market skills the trend would increase the ranks of the employees and the unemployed academic careers focusing on institutions and employment security set negative incentives for entrepreneurial thinking and thereby reduce the diversity of innovation This would undermine the entire Swiss system The risk that this scenario takes place can be estimated at 33 percent Less consequential but still problematic would be an increase in state paternalism leading to stilting the contents of vocational education and training. The system is jeopardized if certain economic developments are not taken up, such as process management, digitization, new work and manufacturing technologies or productivity management This can quickly happen when the state begins to interfere in the system state bureaucracy is not only distant from the market but also a believer in general schooling the state could turn vocational education into folklore – a disastrous consequence for Switzerland as a business location the estimated probability of such a scenario is 33 percent Under a better but far from ideal scenario, professional training still trumps purely academic schooling. Professionals remain empowered to act independently and be entrepreneurial. However, the trend toward increased interference by the state and general education preference will continue lured by subsidies and favorable regulations may be tempted to enter into increased cooperative ventures with the state The price of such a seemingly marginal change could prove high Switzerland would gradually lose its economic flexibility and innovation potential becoming a follower instead of a trendsetter The Flag Center employees in Weinfelden note the trends no one in the company comes from the industry Neither the owner nor the employees in assembly and programming studied coding or setting up the LED hardware They have learned these skills on the job and in the market The change in business strategy from fabric flags to information technology was an innovation for the company itself They all managed to do that because they have been flexible The vocational training and further education conditioned team members into seeing changes in work These succeed if one dares to do something new - break up institutions disregarding security If people do not lull themselves into a false security Show all reports Bahrain Victorious opt not to start as racing continues after a day of mourning following Gino Mäder's death Support details in memory of Gino Mäder on stage 7 at the Tour de Suisse(Image credit: Getty Images)Wout Van Aert in the black points jersey on stage 7 at the Tour de Suisse(Image credit: Getty Images) Mattias Skjelmose in the overall leader's jersey at the Tour de Suisse - wears black ribbon in memory of Gino Mäder on stage 7 (Image credit: Getty Images) paying tribute to Gino Mäder as he crossed the line in Weinfelden after a 17km effort to end a muted day of racing The Belgian went clear just past the summit of the day’s final climb with GC times having already been taken 25km from the finish in order to allow riders to race the final as they wish just a day after Mäder’s passing Evenepoel dispatched with an elite lead group which had formed on the Otteneberg climb thanks to the pacemaking of Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers Jayco-AlUla neo-pro Welay Berhe put up the most resistance reacting to the acceleration before falling back Evenepoel had little competition thereafter quickly building a 30-second lead on the way down which only extended as he powered home to the finish Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) was the fastest man in the chase group just under 30 seconds later the Belgian leading home Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and Lorrenzo Manzin (TotalEnergies) in the chase group Others who opted against racing on included Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) it was clear that there wouldn’t be any real racing before the finish the peloton raced along the route all together as the likes of Trek-Segafredo and Alpecin-Deceuninck led the way The GC-focussed teams took charge at the front in the lead-in to the 25km mark where GC times would be recorded – the peloton passed through safely and all together EF Education-EasyPost led the way onto the climb with a high pace before Jumbo-Visma pushed on to shred the peloton on the ascent of the Otteneberg (3.4km at 6.1%) A small elite group of around 10 men emerged at the front with Ineos Grenadiers enjoying three men up there including Tom Pidcock and Michał Kwiatkowski or Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) had an answer for Evenepoel’s move just after the summit The Belgian did what he’s done numerous times in his short career powering away from his rivals before racing alone solo His lone effort will have been daunting for his GC rivals in Sunday’s closing time trial – Evenepoel remains 46 seconds down on race leader Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo) there’s the stage 7 victory to savour and a tribute to Mäder at the finish to conclude a ride the attacking Swiss rider would certainly have enjoyed “It was clear for all of you as well that the race was kind of neutralised until 25km to go,” Evenepoel said after the race and we had the plan for Tim Merlier to get over the climb and try to sprint Wout and his team went super hard on the climb I wanted to help Tim and Bert over the climb but they quickly screamed at me that I had to go myself I’m not the kind of guy that just quits the race even though the situation is very Results powered by FirstCycling Dani has reported from the world's top races She has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars and her favourite races are the Giro d'Italia The Thurgau parliament has decided against the naturalization of a Syrian although the Federal Supreme Court had previously ruled in his favour A central point in these proceedings was the man's debt of CHF 11,500 the Federal Supreme Court had already ruled that these debts should not be an obstacle to naturalization at municipal level Despite the ruling of the highest Swiss court from 2023 the Judicial Committee of the Thurgau Grand Council decided against naturalization Hermann Lei from the SVP argued that the procedure was independent of the Federal Supreme Court and criticized the applicant's financial and integration deficits including insufficient language skills and a lack of social integration Thomas Leu from the FDP spoke out in favour of naturalization He emphasized that the Federal Supreme Court ruling should be respected as final and that it would not make sense to restart the procedure as no new findings were to be expected He also emphasized the responsibility towards the state treasury the Thurgau parliament rejected the naturalization application by 42 votes to 72 the EDU and the Aufrecht party voted unanimously against The Syrian's lawyer announced that they intend to appeal the decision The editor wrote this article with the help of AI She will give a concert on November 3 and two workshops on November 4 and 5 Malekzadeh is a member of Meinl Percussion a manufacturer of percussion instruments based in Gutenstetten Meinl Percussion is scheduled to publish an introduction to Malekzadeh in its 2018 catalogue she told the Persian service of MNA on Tuesday Photo: Iranian daf player Asal Malekzadeh in an undated photo This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page WHERE YOU MEET A lifestyle oasis of a special kind opens in Weinfelden with the Exceptis showroom mobility in a class of its own is being incorporated Schmohl AG - Exclusive Cars Weinfelden is part of the renowned Schmohl AG and becomes an integral part of the new Exceptis showroom in Eastern Switzerland A central component of the new concept is the presence of the exclusive car brands Bentley McLaren and Rolls-Royce as well as selected classic cars Show of new models and test drives Exclusive Cars Weinfelden becomes the extended showroom of Schmohl AG in eastern Switzerland the dealership's headquarters is and remains in Zurich's Glattpark Exclusive Cars Weinfelden will be managed by Simon Gensmer who was brand manager at Schmohl AG for several years events and catering The stylish location is also perfect for seminars the partial area of Schmohl AG or even the complete showroom including catering can be rented The showroom at Oberfeldstrasse 2 in Weinfelden is open from Monday to Friday between 9:30 a.m schmohl.ch Gasparrini third after lone attacker Chabbey was caught with 3km to go Led out by her teammates Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering the Hungarian Champion held off Arlenis Sierra (Movistar Team) and Eleonora Gasparrini (UAE Team ADQ) to take her first Women's WorldTour victory Élise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM) had been on a solo breakaway for most of the race but was finally caught three kilometres from the finish.  Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) got away with Sierra and Reusser but had to do all the work herself Vas and Vollering bridged to the front with 1,300 metres to go followed by another group of four just inside the flamme rouge I’m really happy it’s a bit unbelievable I could not do it without them,” the stage winner said afterwards I think I am the fastest now,” Vas finished explaining why her more famous teammates raced in support of her Many riders lined up at the start in Weinfelden with black armbands in memory of Gino Mäder The stage consisted of three laps of a hilly circuit with a mountain sprint and an intermediate sprint on each lap Chabbey attacked on the first ascent of the Burgstrasse climb taking maximum points and quickly extending her advantage to over a minute as nobody wanted to take up the chase and Chabbey was 26 seconds ahead as she crossed the finish line for the first time Chabbey’s gap went up to a minute again at the second intermediate sprint Vas punctured soon afterwards but was quickly on her spare bike and returned to the peloton Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) initiated a move that led to a short-lived chase group of eight riders and Chabbey entered the final lap of 19.9km with a 46-second advantage Team SD Worx took charge of the chase now and had Niamh Fisher-Black push hard on the climb reducing the gap to 26 seconds and the peloton to less than 30 riders bringing the gap down to 14 seconds at the ten-kilometre mark and although Chabbey managed to gain a few seconds again she was reeled in with three kilometres to go Nine riders managed to get away from the rest of the peloton on the final kilometres and Reusser led Vas through the last two corners 250 metres from the line Sierra was on the Hungarian’s wheel out of the turn but a sprint by Vollering forced the Cuban sprinter into the wind Vas launched her sprint with 150 metres to go Gasparrini sprinted past a celebrating Vollering to take third place Vas also leads the GC going into Sunday’s 25.7-kilometre time trial four seconds ahead of Sierra and six ahead of Gasparrini ITT World Championship bronze medallist Reusser is fourth at eight seconds Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018 Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker It occasionally happens that federal councillors have to change their plans at short notice This is particularly true of Finance Minister Ueli Maurer whose agenda is one of the busiest among federal councillors; time and again The 26th Thurgau Economic Forum has now been affected by such a clash It is with great regret that Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer has had to announce that he will not be able to be in Weinfelden on November 3 The organizers of the Economic Forum succeeded in attracting a high-profile new speaker for the closing address: Oswald Grübel He fits in perfectly with the core topic of the event: the impact of the current crises on the financial and innovation system Grübel is often referred to as the last tycoon of Swiss banking then worked for 37 years at Credit Suisse Group he was group chief executive officer (CEO) of UBS With great interest and a wealth of experience he continues to comment on the financial world with a critical eye The rest of the program of the 26th Thurgau Economic Forum remains unchanged a top-class trio will address the challenges in times of crisis alongside Oswald Grübel the Thurgauer*in of the year will present himself/herself in conversation The Economic Forum will be moderated by Thurgau-based SRF presenter Mona Vetsch Source, more information and registration for the event: www.wft.ch The strong cubic form of the building reflects its function as a compact and efficient shell. A fine grid coats the east-to-west facade like a thin curtain, supporting a peaceful vertical garden. The vines are placed carefully creating windows with wide views, whilst functioning as a sheltering filter made up of a beautiful selection of species. © Jan KellerThe whole structure is cladded by vertical native wooden slats which underline the vertical direction of the green curtain The materiality of the wood and the greening softens the hard character of the dense form the house of Müller-Gamboni meets the highest sustainability standards All materials are selected carefully to be certified low in emissions while its energy production exceeds the annual consumption by 66% An electric-car for example could get as far as 30.000km with this energy surplus The four-day stage race in Switzerland delivers 5000 metres of elevation gain over 327 kilometres Taking place in eastern Switzerland, the third edition of the Tour de Suisse Women returns with a four-day race June 17-20.  Starting in Weinfelden and finishing in the twin village of Ebnat-Kappel the route will be held in the Cantons of Thurgau and St the 2023 course features 5000 metres in elevation gain over 327 kilometres The general classification should really take shape on stage 2, the 25.7km individual time trial from St. Gallen to Abtwil, The course with 415 metres of climbing is identical to that of the Tour de Suisse 2023 men’s final stage. Starting in St. Gallen, stage 3 runs constantly up and down in the direction to Ebnat-Kappel. The two category 1 climbs of Sitzberg and the Ricken are the biggest obstacles in the 124km stage, delivering a total of 1837 meters of elevation gain. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell the site was one of the first to provide breaking news and results over the internet in English The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999 and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features The site continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative English voice in professional cycling It was no surprise that the 36 kilometre long time trial around Weinfelden was one of the stages Jan.. Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears) reckons his tt performance wasn't so great(Image credit: Christine Grein)Bernhard Eisel in red which looks ever so nice on him(Image credit: Christine Grein)Francaise des Jeux's Bernhard Eisel looks pretty jovial in the leader's jersey before stage 2(Image credit: Christine Grein)The face of a man on a mission Bobby Julich (CSC) before the tt in Weinfelden(Image credit: Christine Grein)Bradley McGee (Francaise des Jeux) looks extremely focussed before the start of stage 2 looks focussed before the tt(Image credit: Christine Grein)Oscar Freire (Rabobank) cracks a relaxed smile before the start of stage 2(Image credit: Christine Grein)Gregory Rast (Phonak) in the mountains jersey after stage 2(Image credit: Christine Grein)Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) looks in good shape and sits on top of the podium after stage 2(Image credit: Christine Grein)Now that I'm single...(Image credit: Christine Grein)Yellow definitely suits Jan.. and he thinks so too(Image credit: Christine Grein)Man this is good!(Image credit: Christine Grein)Streamlined and set to go Ronny Scholz (Gerolsteiner) about to head off in the tt(Image credit: Christine Grein)Tom Boonen (Quickstep) all ready to go fast in the time trial(Image credit: Christine Grein)It was no surprise that the 36 kilometre long time trial around Weinfelden was one of the stages Jan Ullrich (T-mobile) had in mind when he in pre-race interviews said that he intended to put himself to the test during Tour de Suisse riding his relatively new Giant TT machine won the challenging time trial ahead of Francaise des Jeux's Bradley McGee and Quick.Step's Michael Rogers thereby taking over the leader's jersey from Bernhard Eisel's shoulders Yesterday's surprise winner Eisel finished 79th "I was very motivated today and of course happy that I won," said a glowing Ullrich afterwards It was just a question of finding and keeping a steady rhythm You can't forget that my rivals have all come out of the Giro in good form." Ullrich's aim for the Tour de Suisse is not to defend the jersey at all costs "I want to test myself during the two mountain stages But I don't want to put any pressure on myself or the team The only thing that counts is what happens in a month in the Tour." 159 riders presented themselves at the start of the second stage and the first obstacle awaited them just around the corner from the start The elevation of Weersvilen was 124 metres in 3.3 kilometres and anyone eager to show high up in the results at the end had to make a courageous ride to the top Ukrainian Serguei Gonchar (Domina Vacanze) putting himself ahead of CSC duo Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt Jan Ullrich started earlier in the day than he normally does and the time difference between most of the riders before the stage wasn't great and powered up the early climb to set an outstanding intermediate time The fast ride over the first elevation might have been a long shot by Ullrich but it seemed that the riders who followed and had Ullrich's time to ride on overcooked themselves rather than benefiting from the fact that Ullrich was ahead on the road Ullrich passed QuickStep's Patrik Sinkewitz and got his countryman glued to his back wheel Sinkewitz stayed on Ullrich's wheel for quite a while despite the protests from the commissaires and this might have helped the young German to eventually finish tenth last year's biggest hero and most unfortunate rider rode over the line with the decent time of 45'31 rolled off the podium as one of the last riders and certainly as the last contender for the stage win McGee's countryman Michael Rogers was already out on the course sporting his white world champion's skinsuit a whole 40 seconds faster than the time of Gonchar and it was now up to the other riders to see if Ullrich would go back to the hotel content or not Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) and Brad McGee were slower over the intermediate time check compared to Ullrich but Michael Rogers was coming in towards the finish looking like a threat to the German's lead CSC's Russian rider Vladimir Gussev proved a surprise when he passed the intermediate time two seconds slower than Ullrich But Ullrich couldn't be sure of his win before Cancellara and McGee were back in the nest The Swiss powerhouse couldn't match the cruel pace set by Ullrich over the climb hadn't lost more time than he lost over that annoying climb and if he could recover to repair that damage during the second half of the stage the clock was once again to Ullrich's advantage and a fit looking McGee had to see himself beaten by a mere 15 seconds The stage win earned Ullrich the leader's jersey and he'll start tomorrow's stage to St.Anton with a 12 second advantage over McGee Gregory Rast (Phonak) remains the leader in the mountains classification and Michael Albasini (Liquigas) kept his lead in the sprints classification during a stage where no sprints were contested CSC with their solid performance took over the lead in the teams competition For their preparation for the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang the Swiss women’s national team relies on a tried-and-tested concept with its perfect performance at the Qualification Tournament in February the Swiss women’s national team is starting the second phase of their preparations for the Olympics in Pyeongchang they will start a one-week skills and development camp in Engelberg A part of last year’s World Championship team and a couple of new prospects have been called up Coach Daniela Diaz sees this as a good opportunity to "teach valuable skills for which there is little time during the other camps." Daniela Diaz relies on well-known patterns and uses the past season as a model for their training plan until February: “We managed very well to be in top condition at the right time for the Olympic qualification tournament in February in Arosa That’s why we took the knowledge that we gathered last year and built on it for the current season.”   Diaz believes that the current program is ideal More would not be possible due to the very dense schedule with Championship and Cup they have to take into account the various work and school situations of the players agrees that this is a special situation: "In Switzerland the possibilities to extend the preparation program are limited." A first roster cut was already made after the off-ice tests another cut will take place after the camp in Engelberg Daniela Diaz says: "It’s our goal to work with a small roster after the Tryout-Camp in August and to prepare the team as well as possible for Pyeongchang." Towards the end of August the first preparation games await the team at the Mont-Blanc-Cup in France Further tests will follow with the Halloween-Cup the Five-Nations-Tournament in Norway and the traditional Nations Cup in Füssen the Swiss team will hold an eight-day preparation camp in Seoul Roster for the Off-Ice-Camp in Engelberg (July 22/23 Roster for the Skills & Development Camp Engelberg (July 24-29 The stock of young and classic cars is constantly growing but there is a lack of specialists for the maintenance and restoration of the vehicles The ACS Thurgau's new advanced training course for vehicle restorers aims to counter this trend The course was launched a year ago in Weinfelden with 15 participants after four years of preparation the first professional examinations and [...] the first professional examinations will follow and with them the issuance of the federal certificate of proficiency Those who pass this exam and work in a Thurgau garage business can expect a bonus of 1000 Swiss francs ACS Thurgau Managing Director Christof Papadopoulos: "We want to create an incentive with this Garages also benefit from the training initiative because classic car orders ensure a more even workload for the businesses and closer customer loyalty." Restoration process also with the help of customers Jürg Hofer board member of the Interessengemeinschaft Fahrzeugrestauratoren Schweiz (IgFS): "The part-time course lasts three semesters and can be compared with the automotive diagnostics course Ideal prerequisites are a three-year basic training in the automotive and agricultural machinery sector or comparable qualifications Seven training locations are planned throughout Switzerland two of which are in French-speaking Switzerland In addition to the mechanical and electrical specialties others will be added in the areas of car bodywork as well as paint." And Jakob Kuster owner of the Oldtimer Wellness Garage Kuster in Scherzingen adds: "Restoring a vehicle is an emotional matter A cost estimate is always the better solution Customers should be involved in the restoration process I have had very good experiences with this." The second course will take place in Weinfelden in February 2017 www.fahrzeugrestaurator.ch Photo: Martin Sinzig